HDR1012000150091002961500BROILER HATCHERY Released October 2, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Down 5 percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 157 million eggs during the week ending September 28, 1996. This was down 5 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 28, 1996. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from December 31, 1995, through September 28, 1996, were 5.20 billion, 1 percent above the 5.16 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on October 9, 1996. Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 341 Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 22070. Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,225 24,312 23,911 23,505 23,282 23,036 AR : 27,903 29,227 29,219 28,688 27,671 26,774 DE : 4,413 4,288 4,364 4,348 4,160 4,250 FL : 2,838 2,826 2,468 2,846 2,807 2,698 GA : 28,936 27,799 *28,329 26,745 *26,774 27,022 MD : 8,617 8,242 8,114 7,793 7,734 8,279 MS : 16,175 16,185 16,156 16,178 15,453 15,216 NC : 17,465 17,199 16,692 15,567 15,272 16,265 PA : 3,593 3,699 3,310 3,204 *3,148 3,419 SC : 4,278 4,303 4,381 4,317 4,319 4,081 TX : 11,921 11,935 *11,963 11,562 10,809 10,826 VA : 6,498 6,403 6,289 5,958 5,497 6,282 CA, TN, & WV : 9,693 *9,208 8,362 *8,165 *9,038 9,033 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 166,555 *165,626 *163,558 *158,876 *155,964 157,181 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 163,456 161,881 157,422 156,572 155,566 165,103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 102 104 101 100 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : *17,282 *17,247 *16,939 *17,485 *17,134 16,983 AR : 22,731 23,768 23,080 22,087 23,487 23,116 DE : 5,365 4,888 5,109 5,704 5,861 5,167 FL : 2,648 2,567 2,508 2,447 2,538 2,407 GA : 22,586 22,961 22,852 23,756 *22,951 23,108 MD : 5,690 5,956 6,326 5,417 5,072 5,632 MS : 14,043 13,265 13,112 13,900 14,008 13,989 NC : 14,154 13,791 14,064 13,634 13,642 12,973 PA : 2,601 2,632 2,606 2,597 *2,709 2,591 SC : 3,880 4,088 3,561 3,286 3,509 3,420 TX : 8,391 8,268 8,353 *8,768 8,727 8,745 VA : 5,345 5,664 4,964 5,326 4,599 5,083 CA, TN, & WV : 8,887 *8,667 8,660 *9,219 *8,822 8,155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total :*133,603 *133,762 *132,134 *133,626 *133,059 131,369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 130,139 129,677 130,447 129,040 129,432 124,862 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 103 101 104 103 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised